I'm a foreigner, can I fly inside USA with my USA visa if my passport expires?
My passport expires this coming January 2014, I'm planning to travel in February (domestic flight).
I have read that you can travel inside the USA with any government issue ID, Last time I traveled I show my visa on step of my passport, and the airline woman went to the first page of my passport on step of looking at my visa information that contains my picture and information, so I didn't try it with the TSA agent.
I still have my foreign ID from my original country that expires 2018, can I use this with no problem? I rather use my visa since is an American issue document, is in English and easy to understand on step of my Spanish national ID.
I don't have time to renew my passport because it takes from 1-3 months.
Best Answer
Short version: It's technically not enough, but in practice they'll probably let you on the plane anyway.
Long version: TSA's official list of acceptable IDs requires "valid" ID, and an expired passport is by definition not valid. Unofficially, expired US passports not more than a year old are OK. The only foreign ID accepted is passports, foreign identity cards are not enough.
However... valid ID is not an absolute requirement, and in the TSA's own words, "Not having an ID does not necessarily mean a passenger won't be allowed to fly. If passengers are willing to provide additional information, we have other means of substantiating someone's identity, like using publicly available databases." So if you can bring any other ID-like documents with you, incl. foreign ID, drivers licenses, credit cards etc, they'll probably let you through, although this will take time and is a bit uncertain.
But I would still recommend renewing your passport. You'll need it if you ever want to leave the US. And getting a local state driver's license would also be handy.
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